The Board has determined that the appellant, D.G., is not entitled to recognition as the surviving spouse of the Veteran for purposes of VA benefits due to a previous valid marriage and legal impediment.
The deciding factor: The appellant's attempted marriage occurred less than one year prior to the Veteran's death and was invalid by reason of a previously recognized legal impediment (the previous valid marriage between A.G. and the Veteran).
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 31, 2017
- Citation
- 1719165
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